Wheels om frame
 

How many have their quilting frame on casters? Is there a drawback to that? Anything special to look out for?

I think the drawback would be that if you move your frame on the casters, you may need to re-level it since many floors are not exactly level. When I bought my longarm I thought I wanted (and needed) casters, but now that I've had it a while I realize I don't need them, at least not in this house, since I can leave the longarm in one position all the time.

dunster, you always have great answers !! :thumbup:

I would not want my long arm on casters for exactly the reasone list above. Mine stays in the same place all the time.

Thanks. If I don't know the answer I try to be helpful and make one up. :) Just kidding. :D ???

My Gammill has casters and I love them...sometimes I need to move my machine just a bit, and they take all the work out of it. No problems with being level, at least to this point.

being level is something i hadn't thought of. thanks for the replies

My HQ table was handmade and has locking wheels so I can get to the back when needed, which isn't all that often. No problem with it being level.

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I just finished putting a top and wheels on a kitchen type cabinet for my HQ... As far as I am concerned, I wish everything in my house was on wheels. Must admit that I haven't set up my HQ yet to try it out. I use my Janome 1600P on it and that's my best piecing machine, so I make a number of tops and then finish them all before I take the Janome off the frame. But regarding the wheels, I think what I have now is ever so much more stable (and level) than when I was using the HQ on the folding table from Wal-Mart.